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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Delevan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Delevan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cattaraugus County: Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming, McKean (PA) & Warren (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Delevan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delevan:

  • Cattaraugus County     (The home county of Delevan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Elton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Machias
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bird
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Franklinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Ischua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
    • Ellicottville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugartown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
    • Abbotts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
    • Eddyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Humphrey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Rushford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Houghton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hume
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fillmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Caneadea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Oramel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Oramel is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
    • Wiscoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
    • Belfast
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Dutchtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Protection
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Protection is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Springville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Footes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Footes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Morton Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
    • Wyandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Patchin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • West Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Griffins Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Griswold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Alexander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sawens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Lewis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lewis is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Dalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nunda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Nunda is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <1>
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.
    • Arcade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Curriers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Java Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bliss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Java
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Corner
    • Pike
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hardys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • East Koy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Harris Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Johnsonburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delevan, see our County-by-County Page for Delevan.

Cemeteries Near Delevan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delevan.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Delevan - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delevan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.

  • Delavan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
    • The Delavan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Yorkshire Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65204 <2>
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Yorkshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arcade Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandusky Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • Riceville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Welsh Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Delevan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delevan.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Delevan, with the one closest to Delevan listed first.

  • Yorkshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
  • Elton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Sardinia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandusky
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandusky is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Arcade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Machias
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Machias Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
  • Chaffee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Laidlaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laidlaw is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlaw
  • Farmersville Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Farmersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • East Arcade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Arcade is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcade
    • Protection
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Protection is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delevan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delevan.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Delevan ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delevan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Delevan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Delevan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Delevan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Delevan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Delevan:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delevan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delevan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.